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DAILY AVIATION NEWS ALERT

September 15th 2026
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EPCOR and mas have signed long-term APU support agreement for mas' A330 fleet

EPCOR, mas sign five-year A330 APU support deal

EPCOR, part of Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M), has signed a five-year agreement with Mexican cargo airline mas to provide long-term support for its Airbus A330 auxiliary power unit (APU) fleet. The agreement covers five A330s equipped with GTCP331-350 APUs and marks the first contract between EPCOR and mas. As mas expands its international cargo …
Gaël Méheust President & CEO CFM International (l) and Tandi Wangchuk, CEO of Drukair (r)

Drukair selects LEAP engines for five Airbus aircraft

Drukair, the national flag carrier of Bhutan, has selected CFM International’s LEAP-1A engines to power five new Airbus A320neo-family aircraft, comprising three A320neos and two A321XLRs. The airline announced the aircraft order in 2024. “We are pleased to strengthen our partnership with CFM through this purchase of LEAP-1A engines,” said Tandi Wangchuk, CEO of Drukair. “The LEAP-1A’s efficiency and reliability …
Jilinda Crowley

ACG names Jilinda Crowley as CFO

Aviation Capital Group (ACG) has appointed Jilinda Crowley as Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Based at ACG’s headquarters in Newport Beach, California, she will oversee the aircraft lessor’s financial strategy and lead its finance team, including treasury, risk, tax, accounting, pricing and financial planning and analysis. Crowley brings more than 20 years of aviation and aerospace finance …
TAROM B737-8 aircraft © CDB Aviation

Romanian carrier TAROM receives first Boeing 737-8

CDB Aviation, the Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing, has delivered the first Boeing 737-8 to Romanian flag carrier TAROM, marking the aircraft’s entry into the airline’s fleet. Bucharest-based TAROM plans to add four 737-8 aircraft under a mix of operating and finance leases. The first two are being leased from CDB Aviation, with the second due for …
An American Airlines 737 MAX on take-off

Boeing completes first American Airlines 737 MAX landing gear exchange

Boeing and American Airlines have completed the first landing gear exchange on a 737 MAX, a milestone that extends Boeing’s long-standing Landing Gear Exchange Program to its latest generation of single-aisle aircraft. The exchange demonstrates Boeing’s ability to provide fully overhauled and certified main and nose landing gear assemblies ready for installation, potentially reducing aircraft downtime and the need for …
Linfox Group's first Airbus H160 helicopter

Linfox takes delivery of Australia’s first Airbus H160

Melbourne-based logistics and supply chain group Linfox Group (Linfox) has taken delivery of Australia’s first Airbus H160 helicopter, marking a milestone for next-generation rotorcraft in the region. The delivery makes Linfox the first Australian operator to place the twin-engine H160 into service. The aircraft will support the group’s business and corporate aviation operations, connecting its activities across Australia’s diverse geography, …

airBaltic files for Chapter 11

Iberia wins unrestricted approval for A350 heavy maintenance

Northrop Grumman opens Maryland propulsion centre

Red Sea Airlines to lease two 737 MAX 8s

Neuberger launches aerospace finance platform

Vietjet, CFM assess Vietnam LEAP engine MRO

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